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Articles in Dec 4, 2004 issue of Science News

• South American surprise: ancient farmers settled in Uruguay's wetlands
  by B. Bower
• Probing a parasite for vulnerability
• Tipping points
  by Patrick McGovern
• Inhaled particles damage vascular lining
• Earth: An Intimate History
• Snow blow: image of Mount Everest from orbit captures enormous plume
  by S. Perkins
• Extensive test shows cholera vaccine works
• Stressed to death: mental tension ages cells
  by C. Brownlee
• Some temblors probably were triggered by tides
• Shouting about decaf?
  by Greg Tullo
• Stones-be-gone: gene-targeting drug restores chemical balance protecting the gallbladder
  by D. Shiga
• Soldiers in Iraq coming down with parasitic disease
• Clock genes regulate blood sugar
• Uncorked: The science of Champagne
• Antioxidant booster: protein curbs lung damage caused by smoke
  by N. Seppa
• Astonishing Animals: Extraordinary Creatures and the Fantastic Worlds They Inhabit
• DNA bar codes: life under the scanner
  by Christen Brownlee
• Exercises for the Whole Brain: Neuron Builders to Stimulate and Entertain Your Visual, Math, and Executive-Planning Skills
• Grow-slow potion: pheromone keeps bee youngsters youthful
  by S. Milius
• Preventive drugs protect children
• Pretty packaging
  by Dan Ryan
• Take a chance: scientists put randomness to work
  by Erica Klarreich
• Football Physics: The Science of the Game